The Apostolic Fathers Part 2 S Ignatius S Polycarp

Author : J. B. Lightfoot
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ISBN 13 : 9781331851769
Total Pages : 630 pages
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Download or read book The Apostolic Fathers, Vol. 2 written by J. B. Lightfoot and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Apostolic Fathers, Vol. 2: Part II; S. Ignativs, S. Polycarp, Revised d104s With Introductions, Notes, Dissertations, and Translations The Reasons for accepting as genuine the Seven Epistles in the form in which they were current in the age of Eusebius have been stated already. Only a few additional words will be necessary to explain the principles which have been followed in the arrangement of the epistles and in the construction of the text. These seven epistles were written in the early years of the second century, when the writer was on his way from Antioch to Rome, having been condemned to death and expecting to be thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre on his arrival. They fall into two groups, written at two different halting-places on his way. The letters to the Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, and Romans, were sent from Smyrna, while Ignatius was staying there and was in personal communication with Polycarp the bishop. The three remaining letters, to the Philadelphians, to the Smyrnaeans, and to Polycarp, were written at a subsequent stage in his journey, at Alexandria Troas, where again he halted for a time, before crossing the sea for Europe. The place of writing in every case is determined from notices in the epistles themselves. The order in which they are printed here is the order given by Eusebius (H.E. iii.36). Whether he found them in this order in his manuscript, or whether he determined the places of writing (as we might determine them) from internal evidence and arranged the epistles accordingly, may be questioned. So arranged, they fall into two groups, according to the place of writing. The letters themselves however contain no indication of their chronological order in their respective groups; and, unless Eusebius simply followed his manuscript, he must have exercised his judgment in the sequence adopted in each group, e.g. Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, and Romans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.